With all due respect to Dante, this is Chwast's Divine Comedy ... [Chwast] makes the Divine Comedy irresistibly comic and inspirationally transcendent.

Kirkus (starred review) for Dante's Divine Comedy

With his signature mix of humor, artistry, and high-level design, he conveys a breathtaking amount of information in clear black and white line drawings...Chwast does a stunning job of telling Dante's story in his own brilliant style.

Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Dante's Divine Comedy

A clever reimagining of a classic...the lamentations of the damned were never so much fun.

Entertainment Weekly on Dante's Divine Comedy

Diabolically witty, devilishly expressive cartoon drawings...an accessible introduction to The Divine Comedy -- a sort of high-end, WHAM-POW Cliff's Notes.... fiendishly entertaining.

NPR.org on Dante's Divine Comedy